A medical condition where an internal organ is turned outward or inside-out, as in bladder exstrophy.
From Greek ektrophe, from ek- 'out' + trephein 'to turn.' The prefix ecto- means 'outside' and the root refers to inversion or turning of organs.
Doctors sometimes use the prefix exstrophy and ecstrophy interchangeably, but ecstrophy literally means 'turning out'—it's the dramatic condition where something inside the body develops turned inside-out, which is definitely a 'wow' moment in medical embryology!
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